Refrigeration Engineer: Ammonia Systems & Plant Upgrades

Joyn; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression

Supportive team

Long-term stability

Job summary

Joyn is seeking an experienced Refrigeration Engineer for its world-class NZ manufacturing plant. You will own and maintain the site refrigeration systems, handling day-to-day maintenance, fault-finding, and major upgrades. The role is hands-on and requires Ammonia experience and NZ-based presence to support ongoing plant improvements.

You will join a team dedicated to reliability, efficiency, and performance, with clear career progression in a busy industrial environment and competitive salary.

Qualifications

• NZQA Level 4 Refrigeration qualification (or equivalent).
• Strong industrial refrigeration experience - ammonia experience is essential.
• Solid fault-finding skills and a practical, hands-on approach.
• Someone already based in New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Look after industrial refrigeration systems, including ammonia and freon plant equipment.
• Fault finding, troubleshooting, and carrying out repairs.
• Preventative maintenance to keep the plant running at its best.
• Work with engineering team on plant upgrades and capital projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency, and performance.
• Contribute to ongoing development of the site's refrigeration plant.

Skills

Industrial refrigeration experience

Ammonia experience

Fault-finding skills

Hands-on approach

Education

NZQA Level 4 Refrigeration qualification

Job description

Joyn is seeking an experienced Refrigeration Engineer for its world-class NZ manufacturing plant. You will own and maintain the site refrigeration systems, handling day-to-day maintenance, fault-finding, and major upgrades. The role is hands-on and requires Ammonia experience and NZ-based presence to support ongoing plant improvements.

You will join a team dedicated to reliability, efficiency, and performance, with clear career progression in a busy industrial environment and competitive salary.